Justice Okechukwu Okeke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday granted bail to 15 Russian sailors charged with alleged unlawful importation of arms to Nigeria.

The judge released the defendants to the Russian Ambassador in Nigeria as a bail condition and also granted bail to the vessel “MV Myre Seadiver” in a bond of 500,000 dollars to be obtained from First- Bank Plc. The Russian nationals were charged together with their vessel on four counts, bordering on alleged unlawful importation and possession of firearms, as well as non declaration of the content of the vessel and they had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

At the resumed hearing of the matter on Monday, counsel for the defendants, Mr Chukwuwike Okafor informed the court of his pending application for bail of the defendants, urging the court to make an order admitting all the defendants and their vessel to bail since the essence of bail was aimed at securing the defendants’ attendance in court for trial.

Justice Okeke subsequently asked the prosecution to state the conditions under which he thinks the defendants should be admitted to bail.
The prosecutor, Ernest Ezebilo, in response stated that for the sake of overriding public interest, the defendants should be released on bail to the Russian Ambassador in Nigeria, who will undertake to produce them as the need arises.

http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/6087-arms-importation-court-grants-15-russians-bail

Well this is no surprise. Nigeria is freaking loser azz nation.

Why?

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I don't under why people are surprised, u make peace and agreement by subtle show of power.
The Russians said , if you don't release them we would turn one of the nuke head towards Nigeria.
This is totally different from Nigeria's approach which , 'please release our citizens' .

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Na naiJa 4 u

So you guys expect Naija to flex muscle with world power

Na beans to be world power??

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Nonsense

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I know se na mouth naija get. The way dem b dey usher in the russians into the truck sef after d court proceedings sef show fear. Some of the russians just dey overconfident. Naija sabi him mate sha.

What sort of nonesense are some fools even saying here? Is'nt it the right of someone who has'nt been proven guilty to be granted bail at the pleasure of the judge? Does that in anyway signal the end of the case? Through out the cold war no single nuke was fired, not even to the most horrific nations on earth but some cows here are saying russia will nuke nigeria because of sailors? Do some folks here actually think before writing?

ITbomb: I don't under why people are surprised, u make peace and agreement by subtle show of power.
The Russians said , if you don't release them we would turn one of the nuke head towards Nigeria.
This is totally different from Nigeria's approach which , 'please release our citizens' .

u never hear say na fly way d hear na him,way no dey follow dead body go ground

Naija dey fear Russia invasion!

Diplomacy indeed!

Something must have changed handz

Rawbeach, they must NOT be allowed to go scot-free, later now, dem go ja go their country

Nigeria is a great nation so also is russia federation,memorandum of understandin is btw the two nations so the law had spoken.

I tot they hv re-branded Nigeria yet still fake

When i said that Nigeria lacked the swag to prosecute those Russians someone started asking for my head.

Symphony007: What sort of nonesense are some fools even saying here? Is'nt it the right of someone who has'nt been proven guilty to be granted bail at the pleasure of the judge? Does that in anyway signal the end of the case? Through out the cold war no single nuke was fired, not even to the most horrific nations on earth but some cows here are saying russia will nuke nigeria because of sailors? Do some folks here actually think before writing?

Its expected, so many fools now have access to the internet.

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When i said that Nigeria lacked the swag to prosecute those Russians someone started asking for my head. Just a mere threat from the Russians you guys will just let them off the hook.

Had it been Nigerian sailors caught in Russia, would they be granted bail? you and i knows the answer.